By Elaine Donnelly
Extending sexual misconduct to combat units

Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed wants his name on the short list by the time night falls Sunday.

Scroll through Joshua Morgan's Twitter mentions from the past three days and a sick feeling takes hold of your stomach.

In the seconds after Joshua Morgan's unsportsmanlike conduct penalty Sunday that wound up contributing to the Washington Redskins' loss to the St. Louis Rams, teammates had to go through the range of emotions. Frustration turned to empathy quickly. Morgan didn't get a sense of understanding from some people on Twitter, who instead insulted him and threatened his life and his family.

The damage caused by the unsportsmanlike conduct penalty Joshua Morgan committed at the end of the Washington Redskins' loss to St. Louis on Sunday can't be undone, but the gaffe can be used as a learning tool going forward.

Every time something bad has happened to the Washington Redskins in recent years, it's cost them one way or another. A starter has gotten hurt — and there's been nobody to replace him with. Or somebody has fumbled or thrown a pick or committed some other on-field blunder — and it's crippled their chances to win a game.

Washington Redskins wide receiver Joshua Morgan was penalized 15 yards for throwing the ball at St. Louis Rams cornerback Cortland Finnegan with 1:18 remaining in a 3-point game, pushing the Redskins out of field-goal range in a 31-28 loss.

A quarter-by-quarter recap of the Redskins' 31-28 loss to the Rams.
Calvin Johnson got the biggest contract in NFL history Wednesday, and he wasn't even a free agent.
Two All-Pro players got richer Wednesday, one by changing addresses, the other by staying put.
Calvin Johnson got the biggest contract in NFL history Wednesday, and he wasn't even a free agent.
Calvin Johnson got the biggest contract in NFL history Wednesday, and he wasn't even a free agent.
Mike Munchak has talked often about the Tennessee Titans regaining a true home-field advantage at LP Field since taking over as head coach.
Titans cornerback Cortland Finnegan is defending himself on Twitter, saying he left training camp to deal with a personal matter and isn't upset with his contract.
Tennessee general manager Mike Reinfeldt says the Titans were totally surprised by cornerback Cortland Finnegan's decision to walk out of training camp considering his agent had just sent them a counteroffer to consider during talks to extend his contract.
Tennessee Titans cornerback Cortland Finnegan missed a mandatory team meeting on Saturday.
"False starts and getting them where they can't check the ball, the fans set the tone," Finnegan said. "The defense on the field first being able to stop the run if we can set the tone and defend our house, we give ourselves a chance to win."
"It's not the end of the world, but you want to win at home," cornerback Cortland Finnegan said. "That's something we strive to do. Coach Munchak talks about it all the time. You want to win at home, and the fans have been a great part of that and they're going to continue to be."